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LEXVIS J. EVANS, O17' KIRIHVOOT); N'IHV YORK.

AIRSHIP.

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Application lctl .Tune lll,l 1911. Serial No. 833,086.

To all fic/mm may fonc-cm Be it known that l, ,llinwis J. lilvoxvs, :i citizen ot' the United States ot' zilncricn, re" Siding t Kirkwood, in the county of .Broome :rnd State of New Yorh, have in vented certain new rind uecful lmproveinenis in Airships, which the following' is n speci licntion, reference boing' hud thcrcin to the ncconnmnying drawings.

This invention relates to nir-Ships, und more especially to that chics thereof in which a balloon is used in connection `with adjustable 'nero-planes whereby the. direction ot' travel muy be varieth and it hns for its ohject the provision of improved lmnd-nnrnip ulnted propelling means together with novel suspension device therefor, as will hc hereinafter described and particularly defined in the claims.

The invention has been illustrated in thc accompanying drawings, `in 'which similar ch rac/ters denote similar parte, and in w ich- Figure lx, is a perspective Iview of :in nirship embodying my invention. Fifi'. 52, is u plan thereof, Fig. 3, represents n verticali llig. l

shows :i section similar to Fig. 3, illustrating n, modification, nndliig. 5- is n plan View.`

thereof. y Briefly stated, my improved niiship con1-A prises n balloon adopted to lift the weight ot one or more passengers sented in a cnr which is suspended in fixed relation to the balloon and tendeI to preserve its,l equilibrium. One or more Sets of wind or air oars are employed ne n means, whereby the ship muy hc propelled and navigated, while one or more paire of adjustable nero-pimms are tu'ovidmfl i lor inclining the travel of the ship either upward, or on a level, or downwnrd, as the fuse .muy he. The oars may bc pivotcd on out-riggcrs Similar to those of racing-Shells, hut crc maintained for horizontal motion 'in n predet-errnined path and so suspended that the operator does not have to sustain or counterhnlmlce the Weight ol the overhang 'of the cnrs, the outriggershcingg profcrnhly so arranged that one our iss movable in :i dillerent horizontal plane thunkthnt; oli the adjacent; our von the seme side o the nirhhip. i

lefcrringto th'c drawings, 1li denote1 o lmlloon preferably formed in ite contour similar to that ol' :n lie-h rind connisitlinnn o un envelop or :ovcring which nuxy he reinforced or hriu'ed in :my deL-aired nninnrr :unl hns lirdlcn ll l'roni which the cur l2 is nuspcndcd hy tn vs lil. lhul #tuyo lt. l5 run ning.; l'ron'i the ends oi the cui; tore und uit, slendv the hitler longritlnlinully. llxtcnding Internity through Ihr lront cud ot thc cnr in n nlnrl't 4lll which corrieri zu its` outer endo neroplaneay Il", which nurv he nrlilotcd to ditlcreut' irmliinitionle; n desired, :ind serre on incarne 'tor controllingl the inorrnicnt ol' the entire :tire-.ship in either uliw'zlrdly, or downwnrtlry', or level directions, ne the rane n'uryhc, with nnother pnir on rein' oi' cnr, il? desired. l'n the prcfscnt insluncc thc pro polling;l incluis consist of one or more sets nl. corn, euch comprimi-g' n stein i2() pivocd :it 2l on :in outrip'grer 'friunc ll, und :deo :11 hlzulc Q3, 23 l'orined oli' n euries ot` pivotcd pnrnllcl Shit-s El, which yield to the nir when the hlnde is moved townrd the front ol the car, hutwill renniin in cloncd condition during' the return or active stroke. flt'lenns orc {u'ovidcd for maintaining euch oor in its original suhfatnntiullr lcrcl condition, so linut', therefore, thc opcrntor is relieved :from l upholdinlbT the ours, three lnczuis consisting' prcfernhly o'l" nn arcuate truck 2:3 scoured to thc sidrot' the` cnr in concentric rclolion lo thev pivotl 2l nud disposed ahorn the hnndlcrnd or stom 2o.

By relcrriing` to Fig. it will hc noted thnt thc roor nel` oll ourn` 2li swing in :1 plone higher thun thnt` ol the l'ront ours, so thirt-V cousedurntly the .wie ot uur :ufl upon dil'- fcrcnt strntu ol nir und llurctore hrt-omc more cllrclirrin operation. ll' desired holh poil-r; ol' curi-4. muy hc conurctrd Vtor niort nient in unison, :ns l'oriu.\-l:uur` h v liuto: indicotcd hy dot--muhdrmh line` Slt), in hin. l--- :so one pcron muy worhV hoih )mire ol' ours.

ln lille'. l l have illuntrnled zrnn'nliliml tion oli the ours, which nrc here mounted in pnirS all ciu-h l#ide ot the our on dinluelrically opposite Hides; ot'ipniru ot' stuitte 'which extend ncrhsr; the rur und ure prcl'crnhly iu nliiunnnt.-with euch other. in the present instance euch shalt consistir; ol u luhulnr slcevc iii jouriuilcd in hcnrings l'n 57 und rnny he oerillutrd therein hyn hnnd wheel Ilia' of any suitnhlr construct ion, nud, inordor to unitn: the ozu-s Ell), -lll clicctivr to :ropel the nir-Ship, the shutters or niet, ticrcof open townrd liu: nunc side in hoth insinncinn l'luu it; either townrfl the front ol' tht' ein CIT are osciilated to both sides of a vertical line,

l the air-ship Will either move ahead or back- Ward according to which side of the oars the shutters are suspended on. Likewise it will be understood that when the oars are oscillated to both sides of a horizontal plane the air-ship may be caused to rise or descend, as the case may be. It will, furthermore, be evident that the oscillation of the oars to both sides of an angnlarly inclined plane yvill canse. the ship to ascend or descend and simultaneously move .forward or backward, so that therefore, such ascent and descent will be `on an incline. This arrangement of tlie onrs\vill also enable the operator to stop the movement of the ship suddenly, by turning the oars into a vertical position shown in Fig. 4 so that thc slat sides of the oars face the front. By arranging the oars in such a manner that the slats of one set of oars face toward the front, while the slats of the other set of oars face toward the rear, the oscillation of the oars will canse the ship to turn sidcwi'se in proportion to the speed with which the oars are Worked. Means are provided for steering the ship sidevvise, regardless of the operation of the oars as just described,tliesc means consisting of a rudder-blade Ll-l inonnted upon a shaft 42 which is jonrnaled in abearing 43 and also in the car (not shown), and which may be operated to delleet said blade as desired by a hand-wheel 4H. illhen the blade is in the position shown by dot-aiiddasli lines Afil',

it will also act as a check .member for the movement of the ship. Extending through both of the tubular sleeves 35 above inentioned, and joninaled therein, is a shaft 50 provided 'with a hand wheel 5l and carrying at its outer ends a pair of aero-planes 52 which may be angularly adjusted to control the ascent and descent of the'air-ship, or to check its course when in position shown by dotted line 52.

lt will be noted in Fi'gmi that when the oars and the aero-planes and the rudder blade are held in position there illustrated, they will present a comparatively large and almost unbroken surface, and it, therefore, follows that if thedifi'erent members should all be brought into horizontal position, they Will act in a great measure to retard the drop of the air-ship in ease of accident to the balloon.

Changes may be. inad'e'in' the particular construction and organization of the elements' constituting my improved air-ship,

and fl Wish it to be distinctly understood that I do not confine myself to the particular toi-in of oar, and oar-supporting aiidgniding rneans shown and described.

"othen 2. ln-an air-ship, the combination with. a-

"car, and raisinpmeans l claim:

1. lnan air-ship, ear, and raising means alined shafts extending transversely of car and journaled therein, oars radially extending from said shafts, and means for rocking said shaftsindependently of each the combinationwth a therefor, of a; pair of car, Aand raising vmeans therefor, of 'a pairl of tubular alinedshafts extending transversely of said car and joiirnaled therein, radially extending oars carried by said shafts' re.

spectively, means for' rocking said shafts iiidependently of each other,A a spindle journaled within said `tubular shafts aero-planes on said spindle, and means for moving said' shaft to vary the inclination of said vaeroplanes.

3. In an 'air-ship, car,

tiri; combination with a and raising means therefor, alined shafts extending transverselyof the said sov

car, oars extending radiallfy therefrom,

means for rocking said sha parallel with said shafts, aero-planes on sai spindle, and means for movin 4. In an air-ship,

therefor, of a pair of alined shafts extending transverselyof the car, oarsl extendingradially therefrom, means for rocking said shafts, a spindle parallel with said shafts, aero-planes on said spindle, and means for moving said spindle and a rudder disposed below the bottonifo the car. and movable trema-Within the same. 5. in an air-ship'the ycombinatioiigvvith 'a car, and raisingmeans therefor, of a pair of. alined shafts 'extending .transversely ofthe car, oars extending radiali therefrom, means for rockin i said shafts, I a spindle parallel with said siafts, aero-planes on said4 spindle, andimeans for moving sad'spindle, a vertical rod extending through of the car, a rudder vblade carried on the a spindle the bottomsaid spindle. the combination with .a

lower end thereof,- and a hand Wheel'ony the.

upper end thereof.

e. in mi aiffship the' combinaiioniwah a-f car and raising means therefor, of a pairof alined shafts extending transversely of said car and journaled rocking said shafts independently of each' other, a vertical rod. extendin bottoni of the car, arudder and shaped substantially. to vltill -thespace between said oars, and means for turning Vsaid rod. f l

therein, oars radially 'extending from said shafts, and means foi throu h -the lade t ereon in presence of twowitnesses.

' EDWARD FEPELEY. 

